The ITIL® V4 Foundation course is the initial course in the ITIL® training and examination scheme. The purpose of the Foundation course and qualification is to introduce students to the essential concepts associated with ITIL® V4 and prepare students to take the ITIL® V4 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management.
The course will give students an understanding of the common language and key concepts of ITIL®. Furthermore, the qualification will enable students to progress onto more specialised ITIL® V4 courses and qualifications.
The target group for the ITIL® V4 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management is:
Individuals at the start of their journey in Service Management.
ITSM Managers and aspiring ITSM Managers.
Individuals working in other parts of IT (digital, product or development) with interface to the service delivery.
Existing ITIL qualification holders wishing to update their knowledge.
This may include but is not limited to IT Professionals, Business Managers and Business Process Owners.
Whilst this course has no specific pre-requisites, it is assumed that students will have a basic understanding of IT and IT concepts.
The course prepares delegates for the 1-hour online examination. This examination takes the form of a closed book, multiple choice exam comprising of 40 questions. The pass score is 65% (26 out of 40)
Exams take place remotely via PeopleCert Online Proctoring which can either be booked directly by yourself or your trainer will organise for you. When booking your exam please ensure that it is for a time after the course has concluded and at a time convenient for you. You will be required to download and install ExamShield and conduct a compatibility test prior to sitting the exam. Please see attached document and talk to your IT Department regarding any concerns about firewalls and permissions.
By actively participating in this course, you will learn about the following:
Understand the key concepts of service management.
Understand how the ITIL® guiding principles can help an organisation adopt and adapt service management.
Describe the nature, use and interaction of the seven guiding principles.
Understand the purpose and components of the ITIL® service value system.
Understand the activities of the service value chain and how they interconnect , and describe the inputs , out puts and purpose of each value chain activity.
Recall the purpose of the ITIL® practices.
Key Concepts of Service Management
The ITIL® guiding principles:
Focus on value.
Start where you are.
Progress iteratively with feedback.
Collaborate and promote visibility.
Think and work holistically.
Keep it simple and practical.
Optimise and automate.
The purpose and components of the ITIL® service value system.
The activities of the service value chain and how they interconnect. Describe the inputs, outputs and purpose of each value chain activity:
Plan
Improve
Engage
Design and transition
Obtain/build
Delivery & Support
Recall the purpose of the following ITIL® V4 Practices
Information security management
Relationship management
Supplier management
IT asset management
Monitoring and event management
Release management
Service configuration management
Deployment management
Continual improvement
Change control
Incident management
Problem management
Service request management
Service desk
Service level management
The following ITIL® practices are covered in more detail:
Continual improvement
Change control
Incident management
Problem management
Service request management
Service desk
Service level management
The ITIL® V4 Courses are offered by ATO Somerset CC. ITIL® V4 is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.